free
Adjective
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also:
- unbound - not restrained or tied down by bonds
- unconfined - not confined
- independent - free from external control and constraint
- free - not held in servitude
- unrestrained - not subject to restraint
- unrestricted - not subject to or subjected to restriction
tells us about: freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraintssimilar to:- at large, escaped, loose, on the loose - having escaped, especially from confinement
- autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign - (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
- available, uncommitted - not busy; not otherwise committed
- atrip, aweigh - (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
- clear - free from contact or proximity or connection
- emancipated, liberated - free from traditional social restraints
- footloose - free to go or do as one pleases
- out-of-school - not attending school and therefore free to work
- unconfined, unimprisoned - free from confinement or physical restraint
- unconstrained - free from constraint
- unhampered - not held in check or subject to control
- unrestricted - free of restrictions on conduct
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referred to in:
- chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
- natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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similar to: unpaid - not paid
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similar to: unoccupied - not held or filled or in use
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similar to: unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastenedsame as: detached
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also: free - not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
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similar to: unoccupied - not held or filled or in usesame as: spare
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similar to: nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality
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similar to: inexact - not exact
Noun
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is a type of: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectivelysame as: free people
Adverb
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same as: loose
Verb
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subtypes:
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subtypes:same as: disembarrass, rid
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is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstractsame as: dislodge
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subtypes:
- derestrict - make free from restrictions
- deregulate - lift the regulations on
- dispense - grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
- forgive - absolve from payment
- spare - save or relieve from an experience or action
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subtypes: declassify - lift the restriction on and make available againsame as: release
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subtypes:
- disinvest, divest - deprive of status or authority
- relieve, take over - free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
- cut - discharge from a group
- clear - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- cashier - discharge with dishonor, as in the army
- liberate, set free - grant freedom to
- disembroil, disentangle, disinvolve - free from involvement or entanglement
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subtypes:
- dig out - dig out from underneath earth or snow
- unclog - become or cause to become unobstructed
- loosen up, unstuff - cause to become unblocked
- disencumber, disentangle, extricate, untangle - release from entanglement of difficulty
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is a type of: forgive - stop blaming or grant forgivenesssubtypes:same as: absolve
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subtypes:
- derequisition - release from government control
- give, sacrifice - endure the loss of
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referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsis a type of: bring forth, generate - bring into existence
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